Tim's Trip to USA - October 2013

Although Tim has been collecting toys for nearly 40 years, he is still just as keen on adding new items to the collection as ever, and any trip abroad is a good excuse for seeking out new and interesting items. During October 2013, Tim spent some time in Boston and New York, and found a number of intriguing items that caught his eye. Here he shares some of the best ones...
Sorry for the long gap since we last posted a video. We have all been busy working on the Grand Illusions Christmas Catalogue. We should be able to share a link next time we post a video.

[@mrbaz5150]

"Extraordinary" "spectacular" "sensible" "wonderful" "astonishing" "fascinating" His choice of words gets me every time.

[@sovereign4045]

Well done. very witty post sir. wonderful. extraordinary use of quotation I might add. Fascinating choice of profile art. is that a stock image? very sensible.

[@sahrajevo]

Carlos Basilio, what a lovely idea

[@tirtahatmoko7501]

Carlos Basilio clever one

[@twash1616]

Carlos Basilio I know right it's gets hilarious in the poop toy video.

[@sansnom5269]

*extrordinry

[@grandillusions]

Tim stores his toys in suitcases, and they are organised by the year of purchase.

[@jerp5809]

Who are you

[@lilobungus1572]

I’m officially the second reply to this comment

[@bnmn6036]

Ilya Bruh and I’m officially the 3rd (●’◡’●)ﾉ

[@benedict3403]

I guess im the fourth

[@Old_account_skreebs]

Ay fifth

[@megferral]

These videos are strangely addicting and I don't know what to do with my life anymore

[@lordtachanka903]

Meg The Bookworm FR

[@CHARLIENOTESOFFICIAL]

I am hooked

[@Hehhehemegaprog]

Yea I seen your comment 5 years ago and didnt reply cuz I'm a baby

[@ares12351]

I know I’m not even sure what I’m watching but I can’t stop.

[@AngryPapaSmurf]

“Addicting” 🙄

[@SpaaacceCore]

So that puzzle at the end is pretty much designed so you can't loose a piece.......and Tim lost the entire puzzle! 😂

[@souplegends5108]

I didn't realize that well Tim is a kid at heart kids tend to lose things XD

[@TheH7469]

@Matrix29bear Read that in Tim's voice.

[@grandillusions]

This is the museum!!

[@johnlibbey5431]

"And the mask goes like this heHEHEHEHEHEHehehe Yes well, it passes."

[@Karkenou]

"there's all the even numbers" I think the "water" he drank at the beginning wasn't water.

[@corvetteguy91]

Vodka of the Nile

[@menofwar-os1wi]

+Karkenou 1 3 5 7 9 11 xD

[@thegeneralissimo470]

+corvetteguy91 Okay, now that made me laugh way too hard.

[@thefaceofawsomeness491]

+Karkenou No one says "cheers" for water.

[@erikprins8978]

True it was not normal water, it came from the nile

[@MasterAsra]

I am addicted to these videos.

[@mdwrm]

the little japanese message（”おめでとう”）means "congrats"

[@dontstopme9527]

Your name means "female bear" in Portuguese

[@tyguy6296]

8:40 "lot of fun for geometrists'' those geometrists are real party animals, huh?...

[@DiggitySlice]

Who knows what goes on at those "puzzle parties"

[@sansnom5269]

You guys never watched Eyes Wide shout? The puzzle part is one of the most famous scenes.

[@c.siikz_]

Dusty Rhodes 😂😂😂

[@rockerseven]

0:52 "water from the nile"

[@yo_zh]

+rockerseven xD

[@GlitchGoblin]

"Heh"

[@milo1685]

what does this meannnn

[@milo1685]

***** found it thank you

[@rockerseven]

+Jonathan Dunlop My guess is that inside were a bunch of pockets that went up and down (think of a cutaway of a toilet bowl) and water couldn't pour into the main bowl until the water that was already in there was poured out.

[@refulgent_fanta]

I've been looking at these videos for 2 days. How the hell do I escape?

[@GameTipsAndMoreBlog]

"Unfortunately, there is no escape; but, it is indeed hoped, that during your interim here, you will remain delighted to the utmost. Cheerio" is what I suspect would be his answer to your question

[@GamerboyMaster]

its his voice i was waching this every day 24/7

[@warmcrunch3829]

Try TommyEdisonXP

[@haydenfleming2521]

You don’t

[@prestinosmagic]

😂

[@gnbman]

I'm starting to understand why Tim is so fascinated by Japan. A lot of his coolest stuff comes from there.

[@mrs.yellow_ledbetter2911]

I want to visit this guy and marvel at all his belongings. He has to have the coolest things on the planet.

[@RunescapeGuidesPro]

The spoon is probably for cereal.

[@PuckADV]

these videos are suprizingly satisfying

[@Madjam-cd2fk]

he seems so jolly yet so sad

[@rotomblack8389]

that sadness you perceive, Is merely his solemn British constitution.

[@Ibreakthingz]

I wonder if he’s married?

[@Fahad-369]

@@Ibreakthingz pray to God he is married to a good woman.

[@cedarphillips8517]

Karen took the kids but at least she dident take his toys

[@alixyarrow5821]

That is a symptom of his OCD

[@Wishes_for_Fishes]

It's nice to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and see one of your guy's videos in my subscription box.

[@OysterWallace]

Why am I still watching these?! So mesmerizing, like an episode of 'How it's Made'

[@hollogyny]

2:40 is the most wholesome thing you’ve seen all day.

[@OneManInaTree]

'highly developed electronics' some LED's light up and happy birthday starts playing... I cracked up :')

[@Brickstarfilmmaker]

To everyone reading this: " You 0:38 "

[@nickg1296]

Clever girl

[@Saxxyman3]

I watch his videos and think "why don't I ever see these things?" and then he makes a trip to America and in 8 days he found more than i could in a year. Hats off to you sir

[@lukecurran3691]

I love how you seem comically disinterested immediately after showing the current curio's effect adding to me what sound like sarcastic comments such as "wow what a piece". Absolutely brilliant. Love your eccentricity Tim, keep up the good work.

[@mistereel]

My children and I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for posting them.

[@NoyzBot]

oh wow, that little jigsaw puzzle was the best thing!

[@SciFiFangirlsFTW]

This guy's videos make me so happy and calm.

[@bookary6454]

This showed up in my KZbin recommendation. Thank you. I'm in love

[@MrLincko1]

I love this channel so much, thank you for posting these resplendent videos.

[@bounding_star]

"like a snail uncoiling" wat?

[@brk1988]

Geredd Hayes It began as a snail shape, and uncoils as if a snail is uncoiling. If a snail could uncoil that is.

[@mitchgrove4086]

"Hahaha. Well, it passes"

[@ancilodon]

How about a glass that lights up when someone slips a roofie in your drink? Seriously, good idea. Don't ask me how though.

[@michaelwilliams9566]

Students at North Carolina State University made a nail Polish women can wear and when they put their finger tip into their drink, the Polish changes colors when exposed to several date rape drugs. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article10042145.html

[@ancilodon]

+Michael Williams nice! Could almost catch the bastard in the act.

[@plexus]

That’s basically impossible... you’d have to have a glass that would somehow constantly be chemically analyzing the liquid in the glass and referencing the contents through a database of known roofie compounds... that just isn’t something you could make.

[@CourierSiix]

@@plexus youre overthinking it massively. You could easily just have it change colors chemically in response to if its been roofied

[@alexkuzlov9447]

even on my worse day this guy makes me smile, great video!

[@Alvinmane]

the last thing the Japanese card says is congratulations

[@MeisterSegarra]

I love this channel, it has so much interesting stuff in it.

[@ShonkyLegs]

The more time goes on, the more I'm sure this is the best thing on KZbin.

[@Penguin619]

I like it when his videos are longer and he has more to show!

[@wparo]

Tim

[@JoeKurr5]

So sad that Tim didn’t pull out an m1911, a true American toy! “Fascinating little thing”

[@jamesduncan6729]

"...and this last item I have here is called an... m1911, I believe it's called. Wonderful little thing, I must say. Fires what they call a fourty-five, uhm, ACP, or something. I only tried it once so far, my word is it loud! Such a lovely and American toy, I do enjoy it quite a lot! Heh!"

[@mrs.yellow_ledbetter2911]

I'm from the US and I have never seen such things. I want the watch so badly! So neat!

[@rockerseven]

Mrs. Yellow_Ledbetter you can get one from thinkgeek :)

[@Jasper_Hill]

I get a smile on my face when i see you guys in my subs.

[@nalanan]

Wow, that last one caught me off guard. Awesome finds!

[@8BitSk8]

On the ruler.. He said even numbers with such confidence and intelligence, that for one moment, those odd Numbers where truly even.

[@gettyfrank779]

I'm glad that people like Hendrick exist. I feel proud of humanity for once.

[@kayronicas]

'Omedetou' literally is the informal way of saying 'congratulations' in Japanese, in this case congratulations on the anniversary of your birth. Used in different ways depending on the situation itself :)

[@elorapetrova5406]

1 MILLION TO THIS ADORABLE OLD MAN

[@MaxwellTornado]

You know how you can't imagine a tesseract? Well, Tim closing and opening that cube has that weird effect, because of the 2D screen.

[@plexus]

Erik István Fejes ... uuuuuh... not really... not really the same thing at all... the shapes are merely swishing so it seems distorted... nowhere near the same effect of picturing the 3D shadow of a 4D shape, which is what a tesseract is.

[@lapal4860]

I remember those interactive birthday cards from Japan. I was having the crappest week and my family Hong Kong sent me one. Cried because it made me so happy.

[@jonthedoors]

I'd love to be with Tim when he's shopping for this stuff. I bet it's so much fun

[@j97n75]

Was the water you put in the light up glass from the Nile?

[@moogle.]

JayPG Hahaha XD

[@GearsofFallen]

If you don't get this watch Tim's video on vases

[@j97n75]

GearsofFallen Who was your comment for? No one was confused.

[@Srcsqwrn]

JayPG I'm honestly glad someone finally said. I never u understood why people said this in his comments

[@AxellusGamingAG]

God he is overusing the words - Elegant and extraordinary...

[@astuinpaskaan]

This left me with a happy feeling.

[@edenkeeping2298]

Tim, the only person to take a trip to America and bring back a lightbulb, a spoon and a light up stapler

[@stevebabcock2499]

Can we just get a video of Tim solving some of his puzzles?

[@justuspickle]

those cube things are really confusing to look at on a 2D plane (read: computer screen)

[@rj-ge1qr]

ikr

[@joachimlarsen2k]

+Exploding Crow That second one. My brain is ouch.

[@katyungodly]

What the Japanese cards are saying is "omedetou", short for the phrase "tanjoubi omedetou". The meaning is "happy birthday"-literally "birthday, celebrate".

[@compmaint]

Boston, NY is such a tiny little town! Nice that you can find stuff like this there.

[@Honey-hj6fv]

this channel reminds me of the antiques roadshow

[@mileyondisney5588]

Thanks for another incredible video!

[@dlwatib]

That puzzle is really quite practical. You never ruin the puzzle by losing one of the pieces.

[@Srcsqwrn]

That Star Cube is lovely and I need one asap!

[@BBQchip69]

When the passes a moment of silence will be held every day for a hour

[@zach_in_black1381]

Watching him take apart the puzzle hurt me inside, that's never going back together

[@jackoscar11]

it will

[@karlwalsh5340]

I would have liked to seen him put it back together again as well!

[@b.l.8755]

Zach_in_black 13 when Tim doesn't have television, something tells me he's enjoy solving the puzzle over again

[@spacepirateivynova]

The spoon-straw... Something 7-11 has made since the invention of the slurpy, though that version is more complex, more expensive, etc etc.

[@IcsulX]

another lovely video, i never expected any less ^^

[@Grinch88888888]

Tim's museum is better than a normal museum. Because you get your own personal tour from its creator.

[@raven2004]

these video are fantastic - well designed thoughtful toys.

[@BigglezTheCat]

A tour around the archives would be really fun!

[@MrChimpsushi]

8:10 I like it when Tim says "I like it very well" he even says it in some of his other videos, its like an Easter Egg. Ooh its exciting.

[@ozie8858]

Water from the Nile 🐙

[@angusmuir6180]

Would love to pick up one of those snail lights. Be a nice little addition to my travel bag.

[@Alex_schu]

He never changes

[@katiebouch]

Love the light up glass.

[@DFredleinPortfolio]

the light torch and the puzzle were my favourite :)

[@saiyamnahata8510]

6:41 Oh Tim, really shows how much of a child you are at heart!

[@SeanBusmc]

The Japanese card said "Omedetou" which means congratulations

[@SciFiFangirlsFTW]

Also, that cup is AWESOME. I want one.

[@saadzown]

I wish he was my grand father.

[@isabellagarcia2023]

Amazing!

[@Whitefang8128]

I like these longer videos.

[@RacmusDK]

already showed the spoon in another video! :D btw I love these videos :D

[@lyylski]

Tim is my hero.

[@Mad.E]

The snail light is really cool ! :)

[@rat-boi-zen5162]

tims face when he realizes he has to put that puzzle back together again later

[@Zaitendo]

USA Trips! I love em.

[@nanba009]

1:09 Rad +5/sec

[@channelfadge7438]

Azuki Island lol

[@kidicarus5641]

+Azuki Island noice (Are u talking about fallout 4?)

[@HoundXXII]

+Kid Icarus all of the fallout games. You are young little boy.

[@kidicarus5641]

Dakota Perry No. I played fallout 1 2 3 4 and 5 and Tactics and Brotherhood of Steel and Tactics 2 and 2 1 and 2 2

[@NRG56]

Kid Icarus ...why?

[@DynamixWarePro]

Your back! I like the light up glass and the birthday cards.I don't know if this is true on not, but that puzzle looks a little harder than not being one big piece, maybe not.

[@quadrowarstar]

8:28 When Tim starts using words like "Dodecahedron", I'm instantly reminded that this gentleman has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

[@ChickenSkit]

your grand sons/daughter must love you

[@DiabolicalButler]

this guy is right up my alley. i love buying stupid lil shit that everyone i know dont give a second thought to but i get amazed by

[@ObviousSchism]

Wow! What a piece

[@TheMr.Logan9]

I love seeing this, could you do some more older toys. Maybe do a decades week where you show toys of each decade starting from the 60's.

[@superboy282000]

I'm gonna miss this guy when he's gone.

[@emilykohn9259]

His facial expression at 2:40 is priceless...this guy is unreal

[@iNoor440]

Love your videos, you are awesome.

[@XOIIOXOIIO]

That light is pretty neat actually.

[@LhamoEx]

What a lovely man!

[@Liam-nj6el]

Your videos are so good I love you.

[@juliusbernotas]

Tim's favourite word is "extraordinary".

[@LordBarrington]

that light globe is actually a normal light globe Tim is just a wizard